Abstract

Many episodes of canine brucellosis in dog kennels have been reported but recently an outbreak that involved pets and their owners has been described. The purpose of this study was to confirm that the outbreak had a common source and evaluate the evolution of 4 dogs involved in this outbreak after the measures implemented that included a survey of 41 animals from the same area. The variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis indicated that the B. canis isolated from the human clustered together with the isolates collected from the canine pups. Two dogs continued with bacteremia after the first antibiotic therapy and from one of them B. canis was also isolated from urine showing the importance of the later in the infection dissemination. In an effort to protect the public, stray dogs should be controlled and educational programs about the risk of this zoonotic disease should be implemented.

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Authors

Reynes E, López G, Ayala SM, Hunter GC, Lucero NE

Institution

Antropozoonosis Centre, Veterinary and Preventive Medicine Division, Senador Ferro 1950, 1650 Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Source

Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases 35:6 2012 Dec pg 533-7

MeSH

Animals
Animals, Newborn
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Argentina
Bacteremia
Brucella canis
Brucellosis
Disease Outbreaks
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Epidemiological Monitoring
Humans
Minisatellite Repeats

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22738948